Noise measurement in NICUs and incubators with newborns: a systematic literature review

Authors

  • Maria de Fátima Hasek Nogueira Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Karina Chamma Di Piero Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
  • Eloane Gonçalves Ramos FIOCRUZ; Instituto Fernandes Figueira
  • Márcio Nogueira de Souza Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia
  • Maria Virgínia P. Dutra FIOCRUZ; Instituto Fernandes Figueira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100028

Keywords:

Noise Measurement, Intensive Care Unit Neonatal, Review Literature as Topic

Abstract

This systematic literature review evaluated the methodological quality of studies measuring noise in neonatal intensive care units. A manual and also electronic search in the Medline, Scielo, Lilacs, BDENF, WHOLIS, BDTD, Science Direct, NCBI and Scirus databases resulted in 40 studies that met the criterion "measuring noise in neonatal units and/or incubators". Experts in neonatology and acoustics validated the critical analysis instrument, which obtained a mean = 7.9 (SD=1.3). The inter-observer reliability in 18 articles resulted in an Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.89 (CI 0.75-0.95). The quality indicators were 50% better in those studies that measured noise only in the unit's environment and associated measuring strategies to the physical area. The results showed great methodological variability, which hindered comparability and raised the probability of bias. The conditions required to ensure internal and external validity were observed in few studies.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Review Articles

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How to Cite

Noise measurement in NICUs and incubators with newborns: a systematic literature review . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(1), 212-221. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100028